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Artist Biography For Black Grape
Black Grape Was A Rock And Roll Band From Manchester England Formed In 1993 By Shaun Ryder And Bez Formerly Of Happy Mondays. They Recruited Rapper Kermit And Drummer Ged Lynch Of The Manchester-Based Group The Ruthless Rap Assassins Plus Guitarist Wags From The Paris Angels. Recording Of New Material Started That Year Although The Group Were Not Under Contract. The Key Addition To The Band Was Bassist And Guitarist Danny Saber Who Became Ryder's Key Musical Foil. In 1995 They Signed To Radioactive Records An Imprint Of Major Label BMG And Released Their Debut Album Produced By Saber And Stephen Lironi. It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah Immediately Charted At Number 1 In The UK And Spawned Three Top 20 Singles. According To Songfacts Metallica Drummer Lars Ulrich Listed It As His Favorite CD Of 1996. Black Grape's Music Was Funky And Eclectic Using Varied Instrumentation And Samples. Ryder's Lyrics Seem To Derive Mainly From Nonsense Rhymes And Humorous Catch-Phrases. The Debut Album Received Critical Acclaim In Britain Riding High During The Then Fashionable Britpop Wave But The Group Made Little Impact In The U.S.. The Subsequent Album 1997's Stupid Stupid Stupid Was Less Favoured And Charted At Number 11 In The UK. The Group Split In 1998 After Ryder Fired The Rest Of Band While Touring. The Band Reformed For A One-Off Live Show Their First In Over 10 Years For Get Loaded In The Dark At The Coronet London On April 1 2010. Five Years Later The Band Announced Plans For A Tour To Commemorate The 20th Anniversary Of Their Debut Album. A Reunion Album Pop Voodoo Was Released In August 2017 Although Only Ryder And Kermit Remained From The Original Lineup With Youth Handling Bass Songwriting And Production Duties.
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Biography - Black Grape
Black Grape Was A Rock And Roll Band From Manchester England Formed In 1993 By Shaun Ryder And Bez Formerly Of Happy Mondays. They Recruited Rapper Kermit And Drummer Ged Lynch Of The Manchester-Based Group The Ruthless Rap Assassins Plus Guitarist Wags From The Paris Angels. Recording Of New Material Started That Year Although The Group Were Not Under Contract. The Key Addition To The Band Was Bassist And Guitarist Danny Saber Who Became Ryder's Key Musical Foil. In 1995 They Signed To Radioactive Records An Imprint Of Major Label BMG And Released Their Debut Album Produced By Saber And Stephen Lironi. It's Great When You're Straight...Yeah Immediately Charted At Number 1 In The UK And Spawned Three Top 20 Singles. According To Songfacts Metallica Drummer Lars Ulrich Listed It As His Favorite CD Of 1996. Black Grape's Music Was Funky And Eclectic Using Varied Instrumentation And Samples. Ryder's Lyrics Seem To Derive Mainly From Nonsense Rhymes And Humorous Catch-Phrases. The Debut Album Received Critical Acclaim In Britain Riding High During The Then Fashionable Britpop Wave But The Group Made Little Impact In The U.S.. The Subsequent Album 1997's Stupid Stupid Stupid Was Less Favoured And Charted At Number 11 In The UK. The Group Split In 1998 After Ryder Fired The Rest Of Band While Touring. The Band Reformed For A One-Off Live Show Their First In Over 10 Years For Get Loaded In The Dark At The Coronet London On April 1 2010. Five Years Later The Band Announced Plans For A Tour To Commemorate The 20th Anniversary Of Their Debut Album. A Reunion Album Pop Voodoo Was Released In August 2017 Although Only Ryder And Kermit Remained From The Original Lineup With Youth Handling Bass Songwriting And Production Duties.
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